On this day in 2005, Little Britain took the award for best comedy series at the British Academy Television Awards, while Sex Traffic took the statuette for best drama.

It was on this day in 2011 that the film Thor, with Chris Hemsworth in the title role, premiered in Sydney, Australia; and on this day in 1970 that Paul McCartney released his debut album, simply titled McCartney.

Madonna was topping the UK singles chart with Vogue on this day in 1990. It marked the American’s seventh No 1 hit and occupied the top spot for four weeks. Just saying…